18 Almost all classes today worked on PASS prep for tomorrow's English test. Second and fourth periods continued their research for the Charles Dickens/Victorian England
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Visualizating, a Film, Research, and Connotation
19 First period worked on the PASS practice, all of which will be due Monday. (The preceding link is to a zip file of all the practice tests that will be required for turn in Monday.) We also took a...
Finishing Algernon, Research, Courts, and Connotations
20 First period completed "Flowers for Algernon." They completed the reading and worked on inferring and point of view analysis. Second and sixth periods worked on the research for their paper on...
Approaching End, Initial Research, Bias, and Propaganda
Homework First period: read journal entries in "Flowers for Algernon" through May (page 335)
Inferring, Finishing, a Test, and Word Ratings
First period continued with “Flowers for Algernon.” We continued practicing with inferring, discussing the previous night’s homework. Second and fourth periods finished Great Expectations. We saw...
Endings, Bias, and PASS
We're beginning to wrap up a number of units -- convenient since we're nearing the end of the year. First period worked on "Flowers for Algernon" after a PASS review (page 402) and a bus evacuation...
Films and Group Work
First period continued with "Flowers for Algernon" after doing some more work with commas and apostrophes. We also returned to our ABC-Rewrite of "Flowers." Second and fourth periods finished up the...
Inferring, Generalizing, and Identifying
First period began with more work on commas and apostrophes. We also looked at more practice PASS tests, as did sixth period. We made more progress on "Flowers for Algernon," still focusing on...
Inferring, Visualizing, and Identifying
First period had a brief review of commas and apostrophes as the starter. Afterward, we worked on a PASS prep (as the test is coming up shortly) and turned our attention back to "Flowers for...
Commas, Research, History, and Propaganda
First period finished up the comma review based on "Flowers for Algernon." We looked at commas to set off items in a series, commas with appositives, and commas to set off introductory...
The Big Chapter, Commas, Role Playing, and Propaganda
After a starter that reviewed apostrophes, first period began covering one of the problems Charlie has with his writing: commas. We'll continue with it briefly tomorrow. (Notes from today are here.)...
Reading Schedule
Below is the Great Expectations reading schedule for the next week. Day (assigned) Quick-Read Read Normally Mon 40, 41 42 Tue 43, 45 44 Wed 46, 47 48 Thr 49, 50, 51 Fri 52, 53...
